Hello everyone, meet Nelli, the beautiful golden retriever! She is a very friendly dog who did not really enjoy when I stuck my camera in her face. Well, I guess most people don’t.

One of my two cameras is a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7, a small and portable digital camera, and I absolutely love it. It has the ability to focus extremely close, and I have found that some of the best pictures are due to the proximity of the camera to the subject material. Don’t be afraid to get up close and personal to subject material you want to photograph. Flowers are sometimes the best subjects because they don’t really react, you know? Luckily, Nelli didn’t even try to lick the camera!